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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006795603321

Autore

Layton W. J (William J.)

Titolo

Introduction to the numerical analysis of incompressible viscous flows / / William Layton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pa., : Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM, 3600 Market Street, Floor 6, Philadelphia, PA 19104), 2008

ISBN

0-89871-890-2

1-68015-791-4

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic text (xix, 213 p.) : ill., digital file

Collana

Computational science and engineering series ; ; 6

Disciplina

532/.053301518

Soggetti

Viscous flow - Mathematical models

Numerical analysis

Fluid mechanics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mathematical preliminaries: energy and stress -- Approximating scalars -- Vector and tensor analysis -- Approximating vector functions -- The equations of fluid motion -- The steady Navier-Stokes equations -- Approximating steady flows -- The time-dependent Navier-Stokes equations -- Approximating time-dependent flows -- Models of turbulent flow -- Appendix nomenclature.

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction to the Numerical Analysis of Incompressible Viscous Flows treats the numerical analysis of finite element computational fluid dynamics. Assuming minimal background, the text covers finite element methods; the derivation, behavior, analysis, and numerical analysis of Navier-Stokes equations; and turbulence and turbulence models used in simulations. Each chapter on theory is followed by a numerical analysis chapter that expands on the theory. This book provides the foundation for understanding the interconnection of the physics, mathematics, and numerics of the incompressible case, which is essential for progressing to the more complex flows not addressed in this book (e.g., viscoelasticity, plasmas, compressible flows, coating flows, flows of mixtures of fluids, and bubbly flows). With mathematical rigor and physical clarity, the book progresses from the mathematical preliminaries of energy and stress to finite element computational fluid



dynamics in a format manageable in one semester. Audience: this unified treatment of fluid mechanics, analysis, and numerical analysis is intended for graduate students in mathematics, engineering, physics, and the sciences who are interested in understanding the foundations of methods commonly used for flow simulations.